Opera Cocktail

Today the cocktail of choice was an 'Opera Cocktail'.  It was on page 131 of my Bartender's Guide. The drink featured both Dubonnet and Maraschino. If you're not familiar with these two beverages, the former is a fortified wine from France and the latter is a Maraschino Cherry Liqueur (the one I have is from Italy).

The recipe:

1 Tbsp Maraschino (Luxardo)
1/2 oz Dubonnet
1 1/2 oz Gin (Booth's)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. I garnished with a twist of lime.

The drink was OK but the Maraschino taste was predominant and not altogether as tasty as I would have liked; not a "keeper".

One interesting observation about the recipe is the mixed volumetric measurements. A tablespoon is 1/2 ounce but maybe the bartender is just trying to confuse his audience!

Cheers.